A suggestion on designing a final achievement test for general English 2 to non-English majors at Hanoi University of Industry

1 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LÊ THỊ HƯƠNG THẢO A SUGGESTION ON DESIGNING A FINAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TO NON-ENGLISH MAJORS AT HANOI UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY (MỘT ĐỀ XUẤT THIẾT KẾ ĐỀ THI HẾT HỌC PHẦN TIẾNG ANH CẤP ĐỘ CHO SINH VIÊN HỆ KHÔNG CHUYÊN TẠI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CÔNG NGHIỆP HÀ NỘI) M.A THESIS Training course: MA in TEFL No Code: 60 14.10 HA NOI, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATIONS ……………………………………………… ……………… i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………… ……………… ii ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………….……………… iii TABLE OF CONTENTS …………… ……………………… ……………… vi LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ………………………………………… vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ……………………………………… ……… viii PART A: INTRODUCTION …………………………………… ………… 1 RATIONALES ……………………………………………… …………… AIMS OF THE STUDY ……………………………………………………… 3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ………………………………… ……………… 4 METHODOLOGY ………………………………………….……………… THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS …………………………………………… DESIGN OF THE STUDY ………………………………………………… PART B: DEVELOPMENT ………………………………………… CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW ……………………………………… I.1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF TEST AND TESTING …………………… I.2 TYPES OF TEST AND TESTING ………………………………… I.2.1 Diagnostic tests ……………………………………………… I.2.2 Placement tests ……………………………………………… I.2.3 Achievement tests ………………………………………… I.2.4 Proficiency tests …………………………………………… I.2.5 Direct versus Indirect testing ……………………………… I.2.6 Discrete point versus Integrative testing …………….…… I.2.7 Norm-referenced versus criterion referenced testing …… I.2.8 Objectives testing versus Subjective testing ……………… 10 I.2.9 Communicative Language Testing ……………………… 10 I.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF A USEFUL TEST ……………………… 11 I.3.1 Reliability …………………………………………………… 11 I.3.2 Construct validity ………………………………………… 12 I.3.3 Authenticity ………………………………………………… 12 I.3.4 Interactiveness ……………………………………………… 13 I.3.5 Impact ……………………………………………………… 13 I.3.6 Practicality …………………………… …………………… 14 I.4 TEST ITEMS ………………………………………………………… 14 I.4.1 Receptive test items ………………………… ……………… 15 I.4.2 Productive test items …….………………….……………… 15 I.5 SUMMARY ……………………… ………………………………… 16 CHAPTER II: METHODOLOGY ………………………………………………… 17 II.1 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ……………… ……………………… 17 II.2 DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS ………………… ……… 17 II.2.1 Documents analysis ……………………………………… 17 II.2.2 Questionnaires …………….……………………………… 17 II.3 SUBJECTS OF THE STUDY ……………………………….……… 18 II.3.1 General view of the population ……………………… …… 18 II.3.2 The representative of the population involve in the study … 20 II.4 DATA COLLECTION PROCUDURES ………………………… 21 II.5 SUMMARY ……………………………………………… ……… 21 CHAPTER III: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ……………………… III.1 DATA ANALYSIS ………………………………….……………… 22 22 III.1.1 Current final achievement test for GE2………… …… 22 III.1.2 Proposed final achievement test for GE2 ……………… 27 III.2 MAJOR FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ………………………… 30 III.2.1 Findings …………………………………………………… 31 III.2.2 Discussion ………………………………………………… 32 III.3 SUMMARY ………………………………………………………… 33 CHAPTER IV: THE PROPOSED FINAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST FOR GE TO NON-ENGLISH MAJORS AT HAUI 34 IV.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE TEST …………………………………… 34 IV.2 THE DETAILED CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEST ………… 34 IV.3 THE SAMPLE TEST FOR GE2 ………………………………… 35 IV.3.1 Administration of the sample test ………………………… 35 IV.3.2 Marking and Test Result analysis ………………………… 36 PART C: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ………………… 37 CONCLUSION ……………………………………………………… 37 RECOMMENDATIONS …………………………………………… 38 REFERENCE ……………………………………………………………………… APPENDICES 39 LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES FIGURES Figure 1: Usefulness ………………………………………………………………… 11 Figure 2: Role of English result to students‟ learning ……………………………… 24 Figure 3: Students‟ attitude towards the existing final achievement test for GE2 … 25 Figure 4: Students‟ complete percentage of the existing test ……………………… 25 Figure 5: Students‟ attitude towards time allowance ……………………………… 26 Figure 6: Teachers‟ opinion about time allowance ………………………………… 29 TABLES Table 1: Teachers‟ attitude towards the Current final achievement test for GE2 … 23 Table 2: Students‟ difficulties in doing the test ……………………………………… 26 Table 3: Teachers‟ favorite types of test items ……………………………………… 28 Table 4: Teachers‟ opinion about the test maker …………………………………… 28 Table 5: Students‟ favorite language skills ………………………………………… 29 Table 6: Students‟ favorite types of test items ………………………………… … 30 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS GE : General English ESP: English for Specific Purposes MA: Master of Art TLU: Target Language Use HaUI : Hanoi University of Industry ULIS: University of Languages and International Studies 10 PART A: INTRODUCTION RATIONALES English is the language of international communication; it is spoken in many parts of the world In Vietnam, especially since the time of the application of the open-door policy, English has been widely used in many fields and it has become a compulsory subject at many schools and universities Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI) was officially established in December 2005 on the basis of Hanoi Industrial College, one of the leading vocational colleges in Vietnam where thousands of skilled workers and engineers are trained every year HaUI is a big university which is in the process of developing to reach the aim of being one of the great universities of Southeast Asia In Vietnam, English is considered an international language It is a compulsory subject in schools of all levels as well as universities and colleges Have awareness of the importance of English, the university authorities have paid due attention to the matter of improving the quality of teaching and learning English The ultimate aims are to enhance the training quality and increase the standard of graduate students with good job opportunities Once program objectives have been establishes, testing is, or should be a natural next step in the process of curriculum design and assert it important role in language teaching As Nga (1997) indicates that “tests are assumed to be powerful determiners of what happens in classrooms and it is commonly claimed that they affect teaching and learning activities both directly and indirectly" Over the years, four different categories of tests have traditionally been discussed in language testing books (for instance, Alderson, Krahnke, & Stansfield 1987): proficiency, placement, diagnosis, and achievement These four categories are probably emphasized because they fit neatly with four of the fundamental types of decisions that must be made in language programs In this study, the author focuses on the achievement category for the following reasons: 11  The achievement test helps teachers to have some idea of the amount of language that each students attain in a given period of time with very specific reference to a particular program  The result of the final achievement test has decisive role in the result of the subject in each semester; therefore, it must be designed directly linked to the program and objectives  The information gained in an achievement test can also be put to good use in reexamining the need analysis, in selecting or creating materials and teaching strategies, and in evaluating program effectiveness  The development of systematic achievement tests is crucial to the evolution of a systematic curriculum From the reasons above, an achievement test assures its important role in evaluation of an English course However, the English testing for General English to non-English major at Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI) has the following characteristics:  It has not been given adequate attention to and carefully studied  Test content is sometimes found to be unrelated to the objectives of the course and very often many test items included in some tests have not been covered in class  It has been complained that there is still a gap between what is taught and what is tested An instant for this would be the case when tests designed for pre-intermediate level are given to students of elementary In fact, such tests are not valid and reliable They are so difficult that only few students can accomplish  Using tests exclusively for grading, there is no feedback about the tests  Next, it is the problem of reusing again and again tests from years to years, from class to class, hence these tests may lack validity and reliability Students may know the right answers from those who have taken the same test before  Finally, the last testing problem at HaUI is that some of the tests may lack reliability because they are not pre-tested anywhere else for the sack of confidentiality Ironically, for the sack of “confidentiality” test designers are often informed to write test at short 12 notice, just some time before it is administered In such circumstances who can say for sure that the required standards, criteria will be met by the test writers On the ground of the problems already mentioned, it is thought that another achievement test for the GE2 at HaUI should be designed to assure the accuracy and justice for all students so that they can produce good backwash in the teachers‟ teaching and give students satisfaction and encouragement in study Therefore, the author choose the thesis “A suggestion on designing a final achievement test for General English to non-English majors at Hanoi University of Industry” with a hope to contribute a small part in improving the quality of testing and assessment of General English at Hanoi University of Industry AIMS OF THE STUDY The study aims to report a research, which examines the current testing situations and language tests at HaUI It puts high emphasis on analyzing the HaUI teachers‟ comments and perceptions of the present English test for pre-intermediate students and their suggestion towards its improving The study also focuses on proposing an Achievement English Test Construction for the pre-intermediate level at HaUI and a Sample Test, as an illustration, will be designed basing on the proposed construction In addition, some practical suggestions for the improvement of testing situations at HaUI will be recommended The specific aims of this study are:  To investigate the HaUI teachers‟ assessment of the main shortcoming of the existing achievement tests for pre-intermediate students, concerning its contents, time allowance and its format  To investigate the HaUI teachers‟ suggestions towards improving testing situations and language tests at HaUI  To propose an Achievement English Test construction for pre-intermediate students at HaUI and a sample test as an example will be designed, basing on the proposed test construction  To offer some practical suggestions for the improvement of testing at HaUI SCOPE OF THE STUDY 13 The study focuses on analyzing the existing testing situations at Hanoi University of Industry, especially the present achievement tests for the first semester students The design of the Final Achievement Test for pre-intermediate students at HaUI is another great emphasis of the study METHODOLOGY To achieve the above aims, a study has been carried out with data collected from different sources: - A survey questionnaire carried out on 25 teachers of the English Department, HaUI to investigate their comments of the existing achievement tests for the pre-intermediate students and their opinions about the designing of a Sample Test - A survey questionnaire carried out on 125 students in eight different departments at HaUI to investigate their viewpoints on the existing achievement tests for the preintermediate students and their opinions about the designing of a Sample Test - The Sample Test will be administered in eight different classes in eight different departments with 70 pre-intermediate students of HaUI The results of the Sample Test will be analyzed statistically in details Besides, the survey and the sample test, more information or data needed for the study has been gathered by other methods such as formal and informal discussions with students and teachers as well as classroom test observation and critical reading Moreover, the study employs a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodology that includes crosstabulation data and statistical analysis of the survey questionnaire‟s results THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS In order to achieve the above aims of the study, the following questions will be addressed: 1) What are the attitudes of teachers and students towards the current final achievement test to GE2 at HaUI? 2) Is there a significant difference between the results of the current final achievement test and that of the proposed final achievement tests? 60 the railways By the 1880s, rising incomes (32) …… that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week‟s holiday at the seaside Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (33) ……… them Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream Cheap entertainment was (34) ……… offer and holidaymakers went to have fun Today, the English seaside 35) ……… popular, with more than 18 million holidaymakers taken there each year Questions 26 – 35: 26 A let 27 A cured B made B remedied C got C recovered D had D improved 28 A raise B spread C increase D add 29 30 31 32 A out A allowed A benefit A caused B off B provided B opportunity B produced C away C offered C advantage C meant D from D opened D profit D resulted 33 34 35 A accommodate A in A remains B board B for B stays C cater C to C continues D lodge D on D lasts Section B: Write the complete sentences 36 - 45, using the following words 36 Peter / wish / an architect / like / father 37 I / remember / his face / when / I / run into / him 38 I / have to / stand / two hours / get / seat / performance 39 There / no difference / between / twin girls / except / height 40 41 42 43 It / kind / you / send / me / some flowers / when / I / sick I / would like / reserve / a room / a private bath / for nights I / / homework / two hours ago My father / look forward / hearing / it 44 45 It / be / the first time / I / be / Tokyo Now / she / dance / beautifully / than / used to 61 Section C: Rewrite these sentences 46 - 50, using the given words in brackets and without changing the meaning: 46 Because she behaves well, everybody loves her (BECAUSE OF) 47 The box was too heavy for the child to carry (SO ……… THAT) 48 If you missed the programme you couldn‟t really understand their intention (UNLESS) 49 I have never read this book before.(IT‟S THE FIRST TIME) 50 I don‟t play the guitar as well as he does (BETTER) Section D: Write a paragraph in about 150 words about the city life PAPER 4: LISTENING COMPREHENSION Section 1: Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer: Activity 1: 51 What would the woman like? A a wine B a coffee C a tea 52 How much money does the woman give the man? A dollars B dollars C 10 dollars Activity 2: 53 What would the man like? A tea and coffee B water and tea C tea and milk 54 How much money does the man give the woman? A dollar B dollars C dollars Activity 3: 55 What time does Jane have a doctor‟s appointment? A at o‟clock B at o‟clock C at 10 o‟clock 56 Max would like to ………………with Jane A have breakfast B have lunch C have dinner 57 What time can Jane meet Max on Monday? A at o‟clock B at o‟clock C at 10 o‟clock Activity 4: 58 Jane told Sue she would call Sue on Tuesday ………… A at o‟clock B at o‟clock C at 10 o‟clock 59 Sue can‟t talk now because …………………………… A she‟s busy B she‟s sick C she‟s tired 60 What time can Jane call Sue then? A at o‟clock B at o‟clock C at o‟clock D a beer D 12 dollars D coffee and milk D dollars D at 11 o‟clock D have a drink D at 11 o‟clock D at 11 o‟clock D she‟s bored D at o‟clock 62 Section 2: Listen to the conversations and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) Activity 5: 61 ………Al wheeler has a holiday home near a sea with her family 62 ………In winter, she goes ice-skating and play ice hockey 63 ………Her favourite seasons are summer and winter Activity 6: 64 ………In Portugal, January and February are often hot and sunny 65 ………Manuela usually meet friends in restaurant and bars in winter 66 ………Manuela goes swimming and sunbathes with family in summer Activity 7: 67 ………Toshi Suzuki has a lot of free time to play sports 68 ………Toshi likes taking photographs of the sea in spring 69 ………Toshi often relaxes in a bar near his office with friends 70 ………Toshi dislikes singing pop song 63 Key to Test 1A 1B 11A 2C 12B 3D 13A 4A 14A 5B 15D 21B 22D 23D 24A 25B 26B 27A 28C 29B 30A 6A 16A 31C 7D 17B 32C 8C 18C 33A 9B 19B 34D 10B 20D 35A key 36 Peter wishes to be an architect like his father 37 I remembered his face when I ran into him 38 I had to stand for two hours to get a seat for the performance 39 There is no difference between the twin girls except their height 40 It’s very kind of you to send me some flowers when I am sick 41 I’d like to reserve a room with a private bath for nights 42 I did my homework two hours ago 43 My father looks forward to hearing about it 44 It’s the first time I’ve been to Tokyo 45 Now she dances more beautifully than she used to key 46 Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her 47 The box was so heavy that the child couldn’t carry it 48 Unless you saw the programme you couldn’t understand their intention 49 It’s the first time I have read this book 50 He plays the guitar better than I PAPER 3: LISTENING Section 1: 51B 52C 53B 54C 55B 56B 57D 58C 59A 60A 63F 64F 65T 66T 67F 68F 69T 70T Section : 61F 62T 64 ĐỊ thi Sè : M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Học kỳ: Hình thức: Vấn đáp Thời gian : Hệ-Khoá : Đại học Khoá - Cao đẳng Kho¸ 11 Good morning/afternoon Please take a seat My name’s………… Can I have your student identity card? Now, I would like to ask you some questions Part 1: Introduction (8 points) First, introduce yourself (name, age, class, birthplace, ) Next, I would like to ask you some questions about your study -How long have you been studying at HaUI? -What is your major? -How many subjects you study this semester? -Which subject you like the most? Why? -Are you good at English?/ Do you like English? -How long have you learnt English? -What you everyday to learn English well? -… Part 2: Topic (12 points) Now, let‟s talk about your future plans -What are you going to after graduating from HaUI? -Where are you going to live and work? In Hanoi or in your hometown? Why? -What job are you going to do? -What are you doing now to your job well in the future? -How much money you expect to earn a month? -When are you going to get married? -… Some more questions -Are you going to take an English course? What you think of the importance of English in your future job? -Are you going to look for a part-time job? What are some advantages and disadvantages of doing a part-time job? -… ENDING: Good That just about brings us to the end of the interview Is there anything else you might like to tell me about? Right, then Goodbye, and thank you for sharing your time with me 65 APPENDIX ĐỊ thi M· ®Ị thi: 1A M«n thi: TiÕng Anh (New Headway pre-intermediate) kú: Häc H×nh thøc: TN + TL Thêi gian : 60 phút (không kể nghe) Lớp-Khoá : _ _ 10 11 12 13 14 section A: Grammar and vocabulary (20p) Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statements After Mary ………… her degree, she intends to work in her father‟s company a finished b is finishing c finishes d Many people in the world are fond ………… football a with b of c for d Could you tell me how far ………… from here to the next petrol station? a it was b it is c is it d You must try not to ………… so many mistakes a perform b make c tell d I‟m looking ………… my neighbour‟s car while she‟s on holiday a out of b up c at d When we arrived, she some coffee a was making b were making c is making d I my bedroom a lot because I‟ve got lots of posters on the wall a ‟d like b have liked c am liking d My sister and I are very different, we get on well together a and b because c but d My parents moved back to London I was five a since b for c when d I'm going to the shops because there …………… bread left a aren‟t any b aren‟t many c isn‟t any d He lost his credit card so he …………… pay for the meal a shouldn‟t b wouldn‟t c can‟t d A film …………… is a person who directs films a directist b direction c director d She was nervous ……………… was following her very closely a Someone b No one c Everyone d Linda is looking forward to ………… her mother tomorrow for lunch a see b seeing c saw d will finish in was it after made like so at isn‟t much couldn‟t directory Anyone seen 66 15 You have been working from the early morning Do you feel………? a good b interesting c tired d nervous 16 I don‟t have enough money to get home Don‟t worry, I lend you some a am going to b am lending c will lending d will lend 17 Dogs are friendlier than cats Yes, cats aren‟t .dogs a as friendlier as c so friendly as b as friendly so d more friendly than 18 The bank is .of Lower Road and Hill Road It‟s the baker‟s a near/between c in front / next b on the corner /next to d between/far 19 It‟s really difficult ………………… smoking My husband ………… many times a to stop/ tried c stopping/ tried b to stop/ has tried d stopped/ tried 20 …………it rained so heavily, we decided to go to the concert a However b Although c So d But SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION (20p) Read the texts given and choose the best answer to each question below Passage 1: My real parents People tell me I take after my mother We have exactly the same blue eyes Actually, I don‟t know whether there is any similarity between my birth mother and me I have no knowledge of her because I was adopted as a baby The fact that I am adopted is of no importance to me I don‟t want to look for information about my birth parents Your real parents are the ones who love and look after you- that‟s what I believe My mother is a lawyer, she works very hard and often comes home late She sometimes worries unnecessarily that this makes her a bad mother She says her children brightens her life and she would like to spend more time with us My father is a professional artist and works at home They are the best parents in the world It was the lucky day of my life when they adopted me 21 The writer resembles ………… in that they both have blue eyes a his birth parents c his adoptive mother b his father d his birth mother 22 He has been living with his adoptive parents since………… a he was a baby c he was a few years old b he was born d he was a little child 23 The writer doesn’t want to know about his birth parents because………… a his adoptive parents love him c he doesn‟t love them b they had him adopted d they don‟t love him 24 His mother wants to spend more time with them because………… a this makes her a bad mother c she loves her children b she often comes home late d she is a lawyer 25 It can be inferred from the text that the writer is…………… a lucky to find his birth parents c happy with his adoptive parents b looking for his birth parents d unhappy as an adopted child Passage 67 Australia is a very large nation covering nearly 8,000,000 square kilometers and a wide range of climates may be found in different parts of the country The southern half of Australia has four seasons each year and snow falls on the highest mountain peaks However, the northern half of Australia lies in the tropics and like many southEast Asian countries there are only two seasons each year; the wet and the dry season The main difference is that Australia is in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are the opposite of those in Asia In the summer the fierce sun heats the dry inland air which rises, causing moist cool air from the sea to follow inland In the summer months of December, January and February, when temperatures are at a maximum, these moist winds carry rain to the inland desert of Australia In the winter months of June, July and August, the cool air over the inland desert blows out towards the sea, and because this wind carries very little moisture, no rain falls 26 What is the best title of the reading? a How to travel in Australia c Seasons in Australia b Life in Australia d Weather in Australia 27 How many seasons are there in southern Australia? a four b three c six 28 Where does snow fall in Australia? a the northern half b the desert c the southern half 29 According to the reading, when are the winter months in Australia? a from Sep to Nov b from Jun to Aug c from Dec to Feb 30 What does those in ‘the seasons are opposite of those in Asia’ refer to? a the seasons b climates c temperatures 31 32 33 34 35 d two d the sea d from Mar to May d the months Section C: Writing (20p) Part I: Use the set of words and phrases given to make meaningful sentences (10p) You/ usually/ have/ English lessons/ Monday/ afternoon? a Have you usually English lessons on Monday afternoon? b Do you usually have English lessons in Monday afternoon? c Have you usually English lessons in Monday afternoon? d Do you usually have English lessons on Monday morning? What time/ your sister/ arrive/ work/ home/ every day? a What time did your sister arrive home from work every day? b What time does your sister arrive home from work every day? c What time does your sister arrive to work from home every day? d What time does your sister arrive work from home every day? She/ usually/ drink/ milk/ after/ breakfast/ today/ tea a She usually drinks milk after breakfast but today tea b She usually drinks milk after breakfast but today she drinks tea c She usually drinks milk after breakfast but today she is drinking tea d She usually drinks milk after breakfast but today she will be drinking tea He/ yesterday/ celebrate/ twentieth birthday/ but/ none/ friends/come a He yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday but none his friends came b He yesterday celebrate his twentieth birthday but none his friends came c He yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday but none of his friends came d He yesterday celebrate his twentieth birthday but none of his friends came This/ video/ much interesting/ I/ it / twice a This video was so much interesting that I saw it twice b This video is so much interesting that I saw it twice c This video was so much interesting I saw it twice d This video was much interesting that I saw it twice 68 Part II: Write about your last holiday in about 100 – 150 words Write your answer on the answer sheet (10p) 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 section D: listening (20p) Part I: Listen and choose the best answer to each question Conversation 1: What does the woman want to join? a a cooking class c a dancing club b a computer class d a swimming class What is the woman‟s name? a Sara Clifton b Sara Clinton c Sandra Clinton d Sandra Clifton What is the woman‟s phone number? a 833-3129 b 833-3192 c 933-3219 d 823-3129 Conversation 2: What does the customer buy? a newspaper, gum and film c newspaper, film and tissues b gum, film and tissues d newspaper and film How much are they all together? a $6.60 b $7.00 c $6.80 d $6.40 How much change does the customer get? a $0.20 b $0.60 c no change d $0.40 Conversation 3: Where does the man want to go to? a New York b Moscow c Washington DC d London When does the train leave? a 8.30 pm b 8.30 am c 7.30 pm d 7.30 am How many people does the man book seats for? a b c d What kind of seats does the man reserve? a business b first class c economy d second class Part II: Listen and decide if each statement is true (T) or False (F) Talk 1: 46 Simon left school in 1994 47 After leaving school, he went to the army 48 He didn‟t have a good time at the university 49 In 1997, he found a job in Paris 50 He met his girl friend in 1998 Talk 2: 51 The speaker suddenly woke up because he heard someone call his name 52 He got up and ran downstairs quickly 53 He could hear two men speaking quietly in the living room 54 He felt very frightened when he phoned the police 55 The police came and arrested the burglars for the speaker 69 Final test 1A TA2 Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: C B B B D A D C C C D C A B C D C B B B C A A C C C A C B A D B C C A D A ANS: A 39 40 41 42 43 44 ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: C C A A C B B TRUE/FALSE 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: ANS: T F F F T F F T T F 70 APPENDIX Results of the sample test VOCAB+ READING WRITING LISTENING SPEAKING TOTAL FINAL MARK 15 10 13 15 61 11 10 11 15 55 13 10 13 15 59 Cường 12 10 10 14 53 Nguyễn Tiến Đại 14 10 11 15 58 ĐT Nguyễn Văn Đại 12 14 15 55 ĐT Nguyễn Tất Đạt 15 12 10 15 16 68 ĐT Nguyễn Văn Đạt 14 12 14 55 ĐT Nguyễn Thị Định 15 10 11 15 59 10 ĐT Trần Việt Dũng 12 14 12 16 61 11 Đ2 Nguyễn Công Duy 13 12 11 13 58 12 Đ2 Nguyễn Tiến Giang 11 12 14 52 13 Đ2 Nguyễn Thế Hải 13 16 51 14 Đ2 Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp 11 12 14 54 15 Đ2 Nguyễn Khắc Hiếu 14 14 12 14 59 16 Đ2 Nguyễn Văn Hiếu 9 11 42 17 Đ2 Nguyễn Văn Hưng 14 10 11 13 55 18 Đ2 Nguyễn Mậu Kiên 10 12 12 14 56 19 Đ2 Vy Đức Lợi 15 14 10 14 12 65 20 Đ2 Nguyễn Thị Luyện 14 14 10 15 56 21 KHMT Nguyễn Tài Mạnh 17 16 11 15 15 74 22 KHMT Giáp Thị Mến 13 16 10 12 14 65 23 KHMT Nguyễn Công Minh 18 16 10 12 17 73 24 KHMT Vũ Bá Nam 16 12 10 11 15 64 25 KHMT Vũ Văn Nghĩa 18 16 11 16 15 76 26 KHMT Lê Hồng Quân 15 16 13 13 15 72 27 KHMT Nguyễn Văn Quân 16 16 10 11 17 70 28 KHMT Lương Mạnh Quyền 14 16 12 15 66 29 KHMT Nguyễn Văn Quyền 16 16 15 15 71 30 KHMT Nguyễn Duy Sao 14 14 11 14 17 70 31 CK Phạm Văn Sao 16 12 10 14 15 67 32 CK Nguyễn Hữu Sơn 13 12 10 12 17 64 33 CK Nguyễn Tiến Sức 11 16 13 15 62 34 CK Nguyễn Văn Tân 14 12 11 54 35 CK Đặng Văn Thái 11 16 12 15 62 36 CK Nguyễn Trường Thành 10 9 43 37 CK Phạm Văn Thạo 12 14 13 10 55 38 CK Bùi Đức Thuật 13 12 11 14 59 N CLASS FULLNAME ĐT Nguyễn Văn Bắc ĐT Lương Ngọc Bằng ĐT Lê Ngọc Bình ĐT Nguyễn Văn ĐT GRAM 71 39 CK Mai Thế Trung 11 12 11 12 14 60 40 CK Trần Xuân Trung 12 14 10 14 12 62 41 OTO Trần Quý Tú 19 14 15 15 71 42 OTO Nguyễn Đức Tuấn 12 14 12 55 43 OTO Vũ Văn Tuấn 10 8 11 44 44 OTO Lại Thế Tùng 11 14 10 14 57 45 OTO Nguyễn Thanh Tùng 12 16 11 55 46 OTO Phùng Kim Tuyến 12 12 10 14 57 47 OTO Nguyễn Khả Uý 14 12 15 58 48 OTO Trần Trọng Văn 13 12 14 54 49 OTO Đoàn Đức Việt 14 10 13 54 50 OTO Nguyễn Đức Ba 13 16 10 13 58 51 KT Trần Thị Anh 16 16 13 15 19 79 52 KT Mai Yến Chi 15 16 15 15 69 53 KT Vũ Ngọc Đức 17 16 11 13 16 73 54 KT Ngô Thị Duyên 17 14 14 15 69 55 KT Nguyễn Thị Hà 17 20 10 10 11 68 56 KT Nguyễn Thu Hà 17 14 13 14 15 73 57 KT Trần Thị Hải 16 16 13 15 68 58 KT Hoàng Thị Hạnh 15 16 13 17 69 59 KT Nguyễn Thị Hạnh 18 14 12 14 12 70 60 KT Nguyễn Thị Hạnh 14 12 10 12 17 65 61 HHC Nguyễn Thị Hậu 16 10 14 56 62 HHC Đỗ Thị Hậu 15 12 10 12 11 60 63 HHC Nguyễn Thị Hiên 15 10 14 13 58 64 HHC Phan Thị Hiền 17 12 10 12 13 64 65 HHC Tạ Thị Hiền 10 8 10 43 66 HHC Trương Thu Hiền 15 10 12 10 15 62 67 HHC Dương Thị Hiệu 12 10 10 15 54 68 HHC Ngơ Thị Hồ 15 12 10 12 57 69 HHC Trần Thu Hoài 13 12 10 11 55 70 HHC Lý Thị Thu Huyền 15 14 10 13 11 63 72 APPENDIX CONTENTS LANGUAGE INPUT DEVELOPMENT UNIT Getting to know you p6 The way we live p14 LANGUAGE FOCUS Tenses Present, past, future p6 Questions Where were you born? What you do? p6 Question words Who…?, Why…?, How much…? p7 Present tenses Present Simple She lives in a room with 14 other women p14 Present Continuous What are you doing at the moment? p15 have / have got She has a hotel I haven’t got any money p14 VOCABULARY Using a bilingual dictionary p12 Parts of speech Adjective, preposition p12 Words with more than one meaning I’m reading a good book I booked my flight online p12 Phonetic symbols p12 Collocation Daily life Have breakfast Text your friends p17 What happen ed next? p22 Past tenses Past Simple He looked around What did you last night? p22 Past Continuous He was living with his mother p24 Past forms looked, ran, went p23 Making connections lose / find, break / mend p23 Adverbs quietly, suddenly, slowly, still, again p28 The market place p30 Quantity Much and many How much milk? How many eggs? p30 some and any some apples There aren’t any bananas Food Milk, eggs, potatoes, a loaf of bread p30 Bathroom objects shampoo, a tube of toothpaste, towels p32 Shopping chemist’s, post office, a T-shirt, an espresso, envelopes, aspirin p36 SKILL EVERYDAY ENGLISH Social expression Have a good weekend! Same to you p13 Music of English-stress and intonation in sentences p13 READING LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING „Blind Date‟ –a magazine article about the search for the perfect partner p10 „Best friends‟ – four people talk about their closest friends p9 Exchanging information – Dr Mary Steiner p8 Discussion – best friends p9 Discussion – blind dates p11 Describing friends – Correcting common mistakes p102 Making conversation Asking questions Showing that you‟re interested p21 Music of English – highs and lows p21 „Tales of two cities‟ – two people talk about their two homes in different countries (jigsaw) p18 „A 24/7 society‟ – a radio programme about night workers p20 Exchange information – people‟s lifestyles p16 Describing your favourite room p17 Discussion – livinf abroad p18 Discussion – working at night p20 An email – Linking words but, although, however, so, because p103 Time expressions October the eleventh the eleventh of October at six o’clock, on Saturday, in 1989 p29 music of English – word linking p29 Prices £1.99 $1.50 €20 What’s the exchange rate? How much is a litre of petrol? p37 „The name‟s Bond, James Bond‟ – an extract from The Man With The Golden Gun p26 A drama based on an extract from The Man With The Golden Gun p26 Telling stories fortunately / unfortunately p25 exchanging information – a teenager goes on a spending spree p25 Telling a story – Position of adverbs and adjectives p104 „Markets around the world‟ – 1Bangkok, Provence, and Marrekech (jigsaw) p34 „I bought it on eBay!‟ – three people talk about things they have bought on eBay p33 Conversations in different kinds of shops Information exchange – find the differences p32 Discussion – talking about markets p34 Group work – shopping in your town p36 A postcard – Synonyms in writing p106 73 What you want to do? p38 Places and things p46 Fame! p54 p31 a few, a little, a lot/lots of a few carrots, a little juice, lots of crisps p31 something, someone, somewhere p32 Articles a football, an old Learjet, the word You can buy stamps p32 Verb patterns want/hope to enjoy/like doing looking forward to doing ‘d like to p38 Future intentions going to, will, and Present Continuous for future She’s going to travel round North America I’ll give you a lift What are you doing tonight? p40 What… like? What’s soul music like? p46 Comparative and superlative adjectives big, bigger, biggest interesting, more interesting, most interesting good, better, best p47 as…as p48 Detroit isn’t as big as Tokyo p48 Present Perfect and Past Simple Julian has been in the music business for 20 years John Lemon Music of English – sounding polite p36 p36 -ed/-ing adjectives I was really frightened That’s so annoying p44 How are you feeling? nervous, fed up Cheer up! p44 Music of English – intonation in exclamations p45 „Brat camp‟ – where parents send their out-ofcontrol teenagers p42 A song – The voice within p41 Roleplay – What are you doing tonight? p41 Talking about problems and advice p41 Discussion – teenagers and parents p42 Talking about books, films and TV programmes p44 Filling in a form p107 Talking about towns the night-life historical buildings, temples p47 Synonyms and antonyms in conversation lovely, beautiful brilliant, terrible p52 Music of English – stress and intonation p52 A city break book online What exhibitions are showing this week? sightseeing p53 „London, the world in one city‟ – Is London the most cosmopolita n city in the world? (jigsaw) p50 „The best things in life are free‟ – five people talk about things they love that don‟t cost anything p49 Comparing things Skiing is more exciting than sitting on the beach p48 Talk for one minute – my favourite free thing p49 Discussion – immigrants in your town p50 Describing a place – My home town: relative pronouns Word endings Jobs hairdresser, artist, politician Nouns and adjectives organization, moody p60 Making conversation – short answers Do you like cooking? Yes, I especially „Davina Moody, Drama Queen‟ – magazine article about a An interview with the band Goldrush – what have they achieved so far? p57 Mingle – find someone who… p55 Roleplay – interviewing a band p57 Project – find A biography – Paragraphi ng: Two Princesses p109 Who/tha t/which/ where p108 74 started a band when he was 15 p54 for and since for 56 years since 1984 p56 Tense revision Where you live? How long have you lived there? Why did you move? p56 Pronunciation – word stress beauty, famous arrive, explain image, imagination p60 Italian food p61 Music of English – sounding polite p61 temperamen tal movie star p58 an article about a famous person and tell the class p58